Mugabe attacks Khama over Venson-Moitoi AU loss

Mugabe. PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Mugabe. PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe has once again thrown a jab at President Ian Khama, blaming him for Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi’s failure to win the African Union (AU) Commission chairperson elections.

Mugabe was yesterday visiting South Africa to co-chair the Binational Commission with President Jacob Zuma. When introducing his Foreign Affairs Minister, Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, Mugabe praised him saying he worked hard to win Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma the AU Chair and wanted to put Venson-Moitoi in the post.

Venson-Moitoi was the Southern African Development Community (SADC) candidate. Mugabe said all but one man worked hard to win Venson-Moitoi the chair.

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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